House debates

Tuesday, 24 June 2008

  • (1 speech)
    Order! It being 8.30 pm, I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
  • Mitchell Plastic Police (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to take this opportunity to talk about a very special police force in my electorate of Maranoa. This is no ordinary police force. These special police men and women want to...
  • Mr Geoff Burn (1 speech)
    I rise tonight to acknowledge the World War II service of a resident of my electorate, Mr Geoff Burn. Originally from Tasmania, Mr Burn enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force at the age of 18...
  • Paterson Electorate: Rural and Regional Health Services (1 speech)
    The Paterson electorate is in the grip of a health crisis. It is difficult, if not impossible, for patients to find a bulk-billing doctor in some areas. One of the larger doctors’ surgeries...
  • Military Memorials of National Significance Legislation; Hasluck Electorate: Midland Peace Memorial (1 speech)
    I would like to commend the Rudd Labor government and the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Hon. Allan Griffin, in delivering on our election commitment made in June last year to formally...
  • Governance of Indigenous Bodies (1 speech)
    Over the years I have come to understand that one of the recurring issues that holds Indigenous Australians back and simultaneously attracts the anger of taxpayers is the continuing incidence of...
  • Mortgage Crisis Support (1 speech, 1 comment)
    In my first six months as a member of parliament I have felt the frustration of seeing a lot of people suffering and not knowing how to help in a real, practical way—not making speeches or...